Japan: Muslims celebrate holy month
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Ramadan isn't widely observed in Japan - It's one of the world's least religious countries. For observant Muslims, that presents some challenges, but as Mayu Yoshida reports from Tokyo, it's also an opportunity to bring people together (Published on Jun 17, 2017).
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:45:"Fasting is Easy—But Are You Doing It Right?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:77:"https://www.islamicity.org/104191/fasting-is-easy-but-are-you-doing-it-right/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:5:"Staff";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:75:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Ramadan-fasting.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"ramadan|/topics/ramadan";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Mar 3 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"March 3, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:15:"Staff|/by/staff";s:5:"theID";i:104191;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Ramadan is a month of fasting, but is it only about staying hungry and thirsty? Many of us focus on the physical aspect—abstaining from food and drink—but often overlook the de......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:45:"Fasting is Easy—But Are You Doing It Right?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:55:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=japan OR ramadan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:54:"Ramadan –the Month of Blessings and multiple rewards";s:12:"thePermalink";s:86:"https://www.islamicity.org/104177/ramadan-the-month-of-blessings-and-multiple-rewards/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Siraj Mufti";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:73:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/ancient-quran.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:37:"mercy of allah|/topics/mercy-of-allah";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Mar 2 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"March 2, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Siraj Mufti|/by/siraj-mufti";s:5:"theID";i:104177;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"9 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Aljazeera tracked the first day of Ramadan 2025 and found that the holy month in Mecca will start on Saturday, March I following the sighting of crescent by the moon-sighting commi......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:54:"Ramadan –the Month of Blessings and multiple rewards";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:55:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=japan OR ramadan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"Mercy of Allah in Ramadan";s:12:"thePermalink";s:60:"https://www.islamicity.org/104176/mercy-of-allah-in-ramadan/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:12:" IslamiCity ";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:74:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/mercy-of-Allah.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:26:"Articles|/explore/articles";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"ramadan|/topics/ramadan";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Mar 2 2025";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:38:"March 2, 2025 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:31:" IslamiCity |/source/islamicity";s:5:"theID";i:104176;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"4 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Ramadan is a month filled with countless blessings, and the first ten days are specifically known as the Days of Mercy (Rahmah).
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